Beach Republic, Koh Samui

Do not believe what you see on the website for this resort. While in Kho Samui, We Booked a 7 day stay at Beach Republic and we selected one of the Private Villa's with pool. Upon arrival we were instantly concerned. The private villa itself, showed it wear and tear and lacked regular maintenance. Private pool was not serviced regular, which chemicals to ensure safe water conditons. The patio area and outdoor kitchen was in much needed care. Every morning we found critter droppings on microwave and countertops. We did not use the kitchen facilities at all. Staff only came every other day to tidy/clean and from what I saw, only bed and towels were done. Not sure if clean bedding was used either. Outside bathroom was private however, it had mold on cement walls, and the Shower was weak with little hot water, and because it was outdoors, you had to deal with all the mosquitos and critters. A Midnite bathroom run was not my favourite. The entire resort is Very run down from rooms to beach facilities. Most disappointing was the beach facilities. Mixed match Tables and chairs were scattered everywhere and needed much repair. The beach beds foam pads were badly ripped and very moldy, including the red covers which the staff put on later in the week when guests started to complain. Note, The soiled foam pads were not replaced when they put on red covers and even the red covers were badly soiled with mold. You had to use towels to lie on the beds. Not very healthy conditions. Part of The Ocean retaining wall was damaged from previous years, and was only taped off. Very dangerous. All the grounds were not cared for. I spoke to staff person about he main pool cloudy water conditions and was told that due to management budget restraints, he only had limited chemical supplies to work with. I did not go swimming for the 7 day. With weather / heat/rain, and guests, the pool maintenance should never be compromised. Free breakfast was just ok...you had to walk down to the beach area where the restaurant pavilion was locate. You had to eat outside so mosquitos in early morning were always out...bring bug spray...you will need it. On older section of the resort failed to be maintained and as result is blocked off and out of use. Very bad to the overall appearance of the resort. It is obvious this resort is suffering from past covid non travellers, and management is having financial problems and unable to maintain the resort. Overall the place is very run down. I would not recommend this place. We have since left and booked another resort for remaining vacation.

Pros: Modern style bathroom. Has a pool and tiny beach. Cons: It’s all the little things that add up to such a 3 star rating. First of all there was no luggage rack so I didn’t have to put my suitcase on the floor. As I stated at the hotel I could see where they broke holes into the wall, due to a poor paint job. Given that it can rain hard on Koh Samui, I was surprised by the lack of cover leading to the front desk and other places. I had to badger the hotel staff to make sure my laundry was brought to me on time. If I see baby roaches wondering around, it makes you wonder what other critters may be in your bed. I can keep going on and on.

Hotel is good but could be great. Rooms are bright modern and spacious, bathroom large with good shower with good water pressure. Good AC within the room. Balcony is really a great size with table and chairs. A small kitchenette with a very cold full size fridge. These are the positives about the room, however you will notice quite a few scuff marks and damp patches that could easily be fixed. The hotel has a spare key that keeps electric on all day so room is cold to walk back into, which is great after a hot day Pool is fairly small with a few beds and cabana spread around. There is a grass area with you walk across to get to pool. Some beds are showing signs of wear and tear but most umbrellas need urgent attention. There also needs to be a rethink in positioning of beds are some are in direct sunlight with not chance of shade. There is another pool onsite but this is just an eyesore at present. Hotel seems to be starting to try and rectify the problem areas but need to continue and not stop. Breakfast was acceptable for the week we spent there but again the negative is you can only have 1 tea or coffee with breakfast? How many 4.5 star resorts would do this? Overall hotel is good value for money at present but again the downside to that for me was a 4 fold increase in prices over the Xmas period so we decided to move on Hotel is about half way between Lamai and Chaweng so expect to use the local transport to reach these for some nightlife. There are some local restaurants and bars but not loads We did see quite a bit of improvements to the hotel in the week we were there hoped that continues

It is a super Nice hotel out to a super good Beach and the rooms are amazing and very big and clean. it was just a super nice place and experience and it was all very clean and some good prizes for what you get. which is very nice and in a overall experience it was very very good. And some care good food.